Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

what are the statue of limitations for court fines in criminal felony case


Asked on 4/25/10, 2:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

There is no statute of limitations once fines are imposed. The fines will either be a condition of probation, or the court could hold you in contempt for nonpayment and theoretically put you in jail. Now if they are imposed as a lien then it will stay on there for 20 years and gain 10% a year interest more so your several hundred dollar fine could end up costing in the thousands.

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Answered on 5/01/10, 4:07 pm


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